A pilot test with one participant found that 30 serial sessions of guided meditations in a sensory isolation tank changed brain structure, triggered the relaxation response, and generated greater physical, psychological, and mental well-being. Cerebral volumetric changes were measured by brain magnetic resonance imaging, and physiological variables were documented through neurobiofeedback equipment before and after the sessions.
All beings, animate or inanimate, are dynamical systems interacting with their environment through physical or physiological interfaces of their representational realities. This work addresses longstanding philosophical questions, particularly consciousness, by examining the physical nature of such systems. It relies on mathematical formalisms governing system behavior: for higher beings, the computational brain concept offers insights into mathematical processes behind system operations; for inanimate matter, similar principles apply. The argument suggests that inner workings determine reactions, and mathematical frameworks can explain both conscious and unconscious systems.